Climate change and intellectual property. Some experts suggest that any climate change deal must ensure developing countries have access to the intellectual property that companies in the developed world are creating to fight global warming - at bargain basement prices. [News Source]

For greening aviation, are biofuels the right stuff? Biofuels – made from algae and non-food plants – are emerging as a potentially viable alternative to conventional jet fuels. The reductions in greenhouse gas emissions could be major. [News Source]

Australia ups pressure against plane, ship emissions. Australia has upped the ante in global climate talks by proposing that the U.N.'s top climate body set indicative global emission reductions for the international aviation and maritime sectors. [News Source]

Solar changes don’t leave consumers in the dark. There was furious reaction when the Federal Government decided to scrap a lavish rebate for solar panels this week. But the axing of the rebate is not all bad news for environmentally-minded households, because many now will get cheaper panels. [News Source]

Government ‘must back insulation.’ The winner of a clean energy prize says government must show much greater urgency in insulating people's homes. It says the UK government could save families £200 a year and cut greenhouse gases if it guaranteed the cash for a nationwide "refurb". [News Source]

FEMA launches effort to measure impact of climate change on flood insurance. Federal officials are struggling to calculate the fiscal impact that climate change could have on the nation's troubled public flood insurance program, amid predictions of intensifying downpours and more potent hurricanes. [News Source]

Ice loss could push sea levels above estimates. Increasing loss of ice from Antarctica and Greenland could cause sea levels to exceed U.N. estimates by 2100, with the extent of the rise still uncertain, an Australian government-backed report says. [News Source]

Climate blamed as one in five seabirds dies. A lack of food due to climate change has been blamed for a 19 per cent drop in Scotland's seabird population over the past eight years. [News Source]

Bird numbers decline ‘worrying.’ Scotland's seabird numbers plunged by 19% between 2000 and 2008, a new report has said. Scottish Natural Heritage said the major cause was almost certainly a shortage of food due to a drop in the number of small fish. SNH said the fish were probably being affected by rising sea temperatures. [News Source]

Kenya drought to persist, says report. Kenya is among several sub-Saharan Africa countries that will continue experiencing severe drought as a result of climate change, a new report shows. [News Source]

Changing climate displaces people around the world. Sena Alouka from Togo, Peter Triloff from Germany and Ana Romero of Mexico have one thing in common - they all have to deal with farmers who can no longer cope with climate change. [News Source]